IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

For free collective bargaining Support the toolroom workers!

Socialist Challenge No. 62, 7 September 1978 · p. 5 of the scan · 707 words

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Tuesday by the following comment:

Leyland's record of disruption.

no mystery.

CONNOR reads the entrails.

The remarks are from an editorial in the right wing Daily Telegraph, which obviously sees the disgraceful treatment of the tooiroom workers by the leadership of the Engineering Union as a way of discreditine the Labour Government/TUC Suddenly the fight of 32 wotkersat SU Carburettors for Implementation of wage parity agreed as far back as 1974 ha become a potential vote winner Yet on Turday. the day the Telegraph published it oditorial, the TUC overwhelmingly passed a motion calling for an immediate return to free THE POLITICAL importance of the strike of the 32 tooroom toolroom workers at Leyland was amply illustrated on *Last weekend Mr Michel Edwardes expressed doubts about the motives of the "tiny minority" of his labour force to whom he attributed responsibility for "But in the case of the toolroom men at least, there is "They are skilled men who studied to achieve their skills, and now they find their differentials destroyed. They have lost confidence in the willingness of the AUEW to represent their interests.' THERESA sition lo government interference in Day nepotations The bands of Terry Dully and Hugh Scanlen, Incoming and outgoing presidents of the AUEW, were raised high in support of that motion, just as hey had been heid up when they confiritied toolmakers would be thrown out of the unson for daring tc strike Over the weckend, AUEW leadership sought to days by saying they and summoned them meeting wien mne district commitlee.

But the threa to expel the OCHIC TACIULS AUEW': — paper mocion of sunoort for bargaining.

Collective bareeine Co0s 91 the gates of British Leyland" SU Carburetiors plant Fortunately, the championing of the strikers case has not been Telegruph. The socialist case Jor tue toolrooi workers tas been explained in a leaflet Charter, the paper of rank and CIST BUE BE CagnenE MOrAeS.

DISREPUTE The leafle explains: TE there unión into disrepute, thien this INSLOE EUCUUTG committee is allowed to pet HAT WIT CEBUSO HIC then Carburettors today will hecome common practice tomorrow The leafler concinues: ployers everywhere the queueing up favours at the first problems". For the sake of our union, AUEW everywhere must do all they can to sop the EC carring out its s0 shrel the Leyland toolmakers come out in support of the 12 SU men, then every engineering workers remains, out with them. - ENE MIC The CITEECULCUUTE Toplroom tion carried out.

Daily SCABS LACHEBEIS Such sprcad Leyland SU out by Duffy and Co.

Suppor 'Emwill Tor Duffy's sign their MACLEO | and file. dealing with che Phyllis Bowman lerms or that a away STOI politica) OT d ny DUDer ne Lhe left. policical forces sbould MEOCCETIOEE make sure what they are. particularly Anone. counter the Ahartion Road without 01-485 4303. worker in the country shoald he strikers HavE also received the backing of their shop stewards throughout Leyland, who have pledged immediate strike Roif the expulsions are Most significant of all, on Monday the white-collar union ASTMS pave its support.

ASTMS members at Leyland hase received official instructions not to do work normalls carried out by the strikers and not to supervise or assist any scabs who are brought in to TenLae tEc LoDom wakers support noods to be and extended to sympatheric strike action if the toolroom workers are bopted BOW for tooroom strikers means supporting the right to strike; the right of those workers to pursuc TON GUSTEC increase, free of the shackles of Il can also ans wer the likes of the Daily Telegraph by showing that the best way the TUC and and Tyneside. Labour çan win an clection is to Fight for the rights of their rank Tory fury their work.

The bousing lenance tions being in breach of electoral law.

and her crew in SPUC sbouldn't be allowed to get with putting out cheir sexist muck during an election SOGAT But the way to stop them is not by using laws thar can be employed just as well against succesafully oppose the of SPUC, and our propaganda shows up the rcactionaries for seven wishing to help SPUC' chould contact NAC, at 30 Camden London NWI. Tel

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